Award: Instrumentation & Controls Engineering Technology, A.A.S. - Houston Community College

2023-2024 HCC Catalog & Student Handbook

Apr 02, 2025

The Instrumentation and Controls Engineering Technology program prepares individuals to install, calibrate, troubleshoot and maintain process control equipment and systems. A wide variety of equipment is learned, from traditional pneumatics to digital devices using different protocols.

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Program CIP Code: 15.0404

First Year

First Semester ‐ Fall

EDUC 1300 - Learning Framework Credits: 3
PTAC 1302 - Introduction to Process Technology Credits: 3
PTAC 1308 - Safety, Health, and Environment I Credits: 3
ENGL 1301 - Composition I Credits: 3
MATH 1314 - College Algebra Credits: 3

Semester Total: 15

Second Semester ‐ Spring

INTC 1356 - Instrumentation Calibration Credits: 3
CETT 1403 - DC Circuits Credits: 4
MATH 1316 - Plane Trigonometry Credits: 3
CETT 1425 - Digital Fundamentals Credits: 4
CPMT 1449 - Computer Networking Technology Credits: 4

Semester Total: 18

Second Year

First Semester ‐ Fall

INTC 1441 - Principles of Automatic Control Credits: 4
INTC 1343 - Application of Industrial Automatic Controls Credits: 3
CETT 1405 - AC Circuits Credits: 4
PHYS 1401 - College Physics I (Lecture & Lab) Credits: 4

Semester Total: 15

Second Semester ‐ Spring

XXXX #3## - Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credits: 3 ¹
XXXX #3## - Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective Credits: 3 ¹
RBTC 1301 - Programmable Logic Controllers Credits: 3
INTC 2330 - Instrumentation Systems Troubleshooting Credits: 3 OR
INTC 2336 - Distributed Control and Programmable Logic Credits: 3 (Capstone)

Semester Total: 12

Total Minimum Credits for the AAS Degree: 60

¹ A list of electives appears in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog.